Teresa is maintaining a camp fire. She can keep the fire burning for 4 hours with 6 logs. She wants to know how many logs (y) she needs to keep the fire burning for 18 hours. She assumes all logs are the same. How many logs does Teresa need to maintain the fire for 18 hours? logs

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Teresa is maintaining a camp fire. She can keep the fire burning for 4 hours with 6 logs. She wants to know how many logs  (y) she needs to keep the fire burning for 18 hours. She assumes all logs are the same. How many logs does Teresa need to maintain the fire for 18 hours? logs

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Identify Relationship: Identify the relationship between the number of logs and the hours the fire can burn. Teresa can keep the fire burning for 4 hours with 6 logs. This means that the fire burns for 4 hours per 6 logs.Determine Consumption Rate: Determine the rate at which logs are consumed. To find out how many logs are consumed per hour, we divide the number of logs by the number of hours. Rate = 6 logs / 4 hours = 1.5 logs per hour.Calculate Logs Needed: Calculate the number of logs needed for 18 hours. Now that we know the rate is 1.5 logs per hour, we can multiply this rate by the desired number of hours to maintain the fire. Number of logs needed = 1.5 logs/hour * 18 hours = 27 logs.

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